Other News about gaming on Linux
Explain Wine-GE VS GEProton to me like I’m 5
I understand that Wine-GE is deprecated and that GEProton uses uwu. But why do some games run only under Wine-GE and not GEProton?
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Immortals Fenyx Rising stuck in slow-motion on Linux despite normal (60) FPS
I’m having a really strange issue with Immortals Fenyx Rising on Linux.
The game runs at 60+ FPS, GPU is in P0, CPU boosts normally, but the entire game plays in slow-motion — animations, physics, everything. FPS is smooth but the game speed is slowed down.
The weird part: This started right after I connected an external 60Hz HDMI monitor. Even after unplugging it, the slow-motion never went away. Although I'm quite certain this is coincidental as it does not make sense that the issue would start occurring just because of plugging an external monitor in.
Since then, I’ve tried:
Running the game on Lutris (Wine-GE) and Steam (Proton Experimental)
Fresh Wine/Proton prefixes
Fresh Ubisoft Connect install
Fully redownloaded the game
Even copied a known-good install from my Steam Deck
Multiple kernels (CachyOS, Liquorix)
Completely reinstalled the OS
Ensured the GPU/CPU/EDID are all normal
No matter what I do, the game is always in slow-motion on this laptop — but runs perfectly on my Steam Deck.
I spent almost 5 hours battling this away with ChatGPT and have tried everything it suggested but to no avail.
Any pointers would be much appreciated!
I'm using CachyOS on a ROG Strix G17, RTX 3050 4GB, Ryzen 7-4800H
TL;DR: Immortals Fenyx Rising on Linux runs at normal FPS but the game speed is slow-motion. Fresh OS, fresh prefixes, fresh game files. still slow. Works fine on Steam Deck.
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Weird sizing issue with Rockstar Launcher
I'm trying to play RDR2 for the first time on CachyOS. It's asking me to install the Rockstar launcher however some strabge things have occured. - it first input a windows C drive location even though I'm running pure cachyOS - Selecting my host drive and a location says only 15GB is free when that's clearly wrong. - it only lists C and Z drives even though I have 3 drives.
What could be causing it his, is it anything I need to be concerned about and why does it say I only have 15GB free when I clearly have more.
submitted by /u/Jakob4800[link] [comments]
Can VM / Emulation be used under linux for windows games that needs them (anticheat?)
So I was wondering, I haven't tried linux gaming for years and years now, but if it was possible to perfectly emulate / VM a windows 10 or w/e install under linux for games that just won't want to work
Be it they are
1) incompatible (I assume proton or w/e can do this)
or what I expect to be an issue
2) expects windows for anti-cheat reasons (all the big shooters and etc.)
likely with a bypass or something of a sort for the second one, but is it doable at all or is that just something that I would HAVE to dual boot to use?
submitted by /u/theholylancer[link] [comments]
RAMflation is real
Recent adaptive sync stuttering/frame drops
I'm using CachyOS and I've been getting lots of stuttering recently (every like five seconds there's a huge frame spike) with adaptive sync enabled, in a variety of games (duckov, also master duel right now) both in native wayland and xwayland. I'm on an OLED Monitor, and 7900XT gpu and 7800X3D cpu. My monitor is 175hz and I've set a 175fps cap in mangohud (global enable). Turning that off didn't really fix it. When i turned on vsync in duckov, the stuttering mostly stopped, except when opening a menu, then there's always a pretty strong stutter. I also have a second monitor that's 1080p 144hz, capped in kde to 100hz for idle power reasons. It's also causing issues with full screen videos in a browser, where there's often a heavy stutter when hovering my mouse from the video on the left screen to my other monitor. For now I've just disabled adaptive sync entirely. I tried disabling mangohud but it didn't fix it, at least in duckov.
submitted by /u/Original_Dimension99[link] [comments]
5070 Ti getting throttled by SW power cap
I just switched to Linux and was running Cyberpunk to test things out, and I noticed in LACT that once I start running it, I’m basically always being throttled by SW power cap. The power cap in LACT and NVIDIA Settings is displayed as 300 W, but in Cyberpunk I’m only ever seeing 230 W max. This is running the 580.105.08 driver on Arch. Is there any way to solve this, or is this even a problem at all?
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Lutris not showing steam family games
most of my games are on my steam family so this is quite impactful, and i'd rather not go adding them all manually.. anyone know how to fix this?
(CachyOS [Arch Linux derivative])
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Alternative to Steelseries Sonar?
Hi! I'm currently still on windows and primarily use SteelSeries Sonar for it's noise cancelling on my microphone, I've looked into alternatives for linux and haven't seen any that have more than just EQ control, is there some project that I'm missing here? Thanks!
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Unable to open Metaphor:ReFantazio, Wine C++ Runtime Library Error
every time i boot up Metaphor Refantazio on steam it opens a white screen with this error message really tiny. ive tried different solutions like changing to some different protons, uninstalling and reinstalling, verifying the integrity of the files, nothing. i really dont wanna have to refund this game so any help is massively appreciated.
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ghost controller in steam?
i’m using a dual sense controller in an unsupported game so i’m using steam input. I’m having an issue where steam is detecting 3 controllers. usually it’s 2, the dual sense and my keyboard. now it’s detecting 3 and the 3rd seems to be acting as the main controller, causing ghost input everywhere but the menus. how do i fix this?
EDIT: Forgot to mention that when i unplug my keyboard and only have my controller connected, 2 controllers still show as connected, but there’s no ghost input anymore
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Is there a way to make vesktop use the normal discor dicon?
Why Wine doesn't recognize Reshade? Tried everything and still doesn't recognize reshade
Friendly reminder to fill out your proton.db reports. The more up to date reports the better.
Mini ITX Gaming Build MoBo Question
Hi All,
I'm exploring a new build for a windows / linux gaming PC, I'm generally new-ish to Linux but have been messing around with gaming on an old Laptop I recently converted to Fedora. Here's what I'm thinking:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120
- MoBo: MSI MPG B650I EDGE WIFI mini ITX
- Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32GB
- Storage: WD Black SN850X 2TB
- GPU: Radeon RX 9070 Sapphire PULSE
- Case: Coolermaster NR200
- PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 gm
PCPartPicker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MxdB8Q
What I'm concerned about is the MoBo, I've read that some of the wifi components can be a pain on Linux and I think this MoBo has a Mediatek wifi. What I can't tell from researching though is if this specific wifi card's drivers are supported in Linux or not. I think it has:
- Wireless: RZ616
- Ethernet: RealTEk RTL8125BG
The alternative, ASrock, sounds better, but I keep reading about them bricking CPUs so I'm kind of scared.
Any guidance on the motherboard would be appreciated, and if there's anything else I'm missing with the build -- please let me know.
Thanks!
Edit -- Realized I copied the wrong component names for mobo
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Failed to load cdprops.xml in Bottles
Hello!
I am trying to use Bottles to run small 2d games I wish to play. One is Bookworm Adventures Deluxe. When I try launching it via Bottles, it gives me the exact error of:
FATAL ERROR
Failed to load cdprops.xml
Does anyone know how I could fix this? If not, does anyone know where I should ask for help in getting this resolved? Thanks!! <3
I'm on Kubuntu btw!
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Which distro should I use ?
Hello everyone! I've finally got myself a new PC, in the mean time it arrives though I've been looking at which Linux distro should I use since I'm finally fed up with the AI push and general bullshit on Windows.
I'd be mainly using it for gaming, discord and web surfing but I'd also want to be able to satiate my creative moods so I'd like my os to run DaVinci Resolve, Audacity, LMMS, Blender, Affinity Photo, Godot and other creation software.
I've heard great things about Bazzite, Nobara and CachyOs but I wouldn't know which one is better suited for my needs. Here's my PC config in case that helps : https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/hMtH6Q
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Colors Flash on Any Distro but not on Windows, Bazzite/CachyOS, All of them do this, it's driving me crazy.
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I cant switch to Linux if this problem for me as a TV Gamer will not stop, I been wanting to switch for months but I cannot get this to stop flashing every minute or so but it's very frequent, it does not matter the distro it doesn't matter what display settings I change, I can't fix it, looking up anything online has no fix, and am losing my mind, windows sucks and I just wanna game with no issues.
The other problem with using anything that detects Linux is my BIOS and Boot Screen turn SOLID GREEN, I have recently switched motherboards from MSI to Asus and they both do this, so it's not Motherboard related, when connected to the Integrated GPU I have zero problems with green screen or color flickers as my CPU is a 7800X3D.
someone, help plz I have been trying to fix this for too long, I am using a 9070 XT on my TCL QM8K which works fantastic on Windows but not fantastic on Linux. I am lost.
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